
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (14 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 12AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | ESE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 9 | S 18 | S 18 | NE 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
119 | 82 | 56 | 16 | 15 | 132 | 140 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 41 | 52 | 91 | 140 | 75 | 75 | 140 | 97 | 97 | 95 | 90 | 58 | 55 | 198 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on |
High Tide | 3:02AM1.94m | 3:36PM2.16m | 3:57AM1.98m | 4:31PM2.17m | 4:52AM1.99m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57PM0.12m | 9:14AM-0.02m | 9:54PM0.07m | 10:12AM-0.06m | 10:51PM0.04m | 11:08AM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | |
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | S 17 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | ESE 16 |
119 | 82 | 56 | 16 | 169 | 132 | 140 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 12 | 29 | 33 | 42 | 15 | 140 | 32 | 17 | 34 | 29 | 39 | 43 | 198 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SSW 12 | ESE 9 | S 8 | S 18 | S 18 | NE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 17 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ESE 12 | SSW 17 | NE 7 | SSW 17 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NNE 6 |
26 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 52 | 91 | 140 | 16 | 20 | 47 | 97 | 16 | 95 | 60 | 58 | 55 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | ESE 8 | SSW 8 | S 18 | S 8 | E 15 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | NW 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 7 | E 12 | SSW 17 | ESE 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 16 | SSW 15 |
— | — | — | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 4 | 75 | 75 | 14 | 24 | 97 | 37 | 90 | 50 | 51 | 47 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 8 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNW 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | — | SW 8 | SSW 5 |
92 | 84 | 84 | 213 | 10 | 3 | 42 | 200 | 112 | 109 | 18 | 62 | 56 | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 39 | 32 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 171 | 280 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
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